Lile Java by Pierre (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Van der Aa, Pierre, Leiden 1730
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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unbound. Condition: very good. Map. Engraving. Image measures 10.5" x 6.25". Rare map of the Island of Java. Beautiful dark impression. Oriented to the West. Includes Bali and part of Sumatra. Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher, editor and bookseller based in Leiden, Netherlands. He started his own publishing an…d auction house at the age of 21 and went on to produce thousands of maps. Van der Aa is credited to pioneering a separate artwork for the border. Apart from his own maps, he republished maps of various other publishers such as Blaeu, Visscher, De Wit, etc. This map is beautiful example of his distinctive style.
